Melange by William Kraft Chamber Music - Sheet Music
By William Kraft
19491754
Melange
19491754
19491754
19491754
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Chamber Music Bass Clarinet, Celesta, Cello, Clarinet in Bb, Flute, Percussion, Piano, Violin, alto Flute
SKU: PR.11441006S
Composed by William Kraft. Sws. World Premiere: Dallas. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 1985. 29 pages. Theodore Presser Company #114-41006S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11441006S).UPC: 680160592838. 8.5 x 11 inches.
The solo of the opening movement is a cadenza for four suspended cymbals played in a wide variety of ways - on the dome, the face, the edge; with the tip, the shank, or the ball of the stick; with a metal rod; ect. The metric stucture of this movement is utilized as framework in the third and fourth movements, creating a partial isometric relationshiop. Flute and clarinet form the "Duet" of the movement, with light accompaniment from the rest of the ensemble. The "Quartet" of Movement Three is made up of violin, cello, piano and percussion. Towards the center of this movement, two duets are formed between the violin/cello and the percussion/piano, wherein they function at different, though related, speeds. The isometric relationship is more fully developed in the fourth movement where the actual metric structure of the cymbal cadenza is duplicated while the clarinet and percussion perform the rhythmic structure of the first two large segments of the cymbal cadenza and there is also a suggested augmented version in the piano part. All this leads to a rich interplay of varied and specific material from the cymbal cadenza, concluding with a large section of bell-like sounds.
